This is a list of active members of AZTA and where they teach.
Please be aware that not every authorized Zen teacher is a member of AZTA.
The table is sorted by Last Name
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| Last Name | First Name | Center | City | State | Country | Lineage |
Zen Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastor | Thomas | Las Vegas | NV | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Briggs | Barry | Bisbee | AZ | USA | Kwan Um School of Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Kessel | Ken | New York | NY | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Lombardo | Hae Kwan Stanley | Lawrence | KS | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School | |
| Ragir | Byakuren Judith | St Paul | MN | USA | Soto Zen | Katagiri-roshi lineage | |
| Field | Gendo Allyn | White River Junction | VT | USA | Rinzai Zen | Joshu Sasaki | |
| Wrightson | Amala | Auckland | NZ | New Zealand | Kapleau line | Integral Zen | |
| Cortes | Helen | Tulsa | OK | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Harada-Yasutani | |
| Cortes | Helen | Dallas | TX | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Harada-Yasutani | |
| Ruff | Tenku | Beacon | NY | USA | Soto Zen | Harada / Ban | |
| Feng | Anita | Seattle | WA | USA | Korean Zen | Golden Wind | |
| Strong | Nona | USA | Sanbo Zen | Empty Cloud | |||
| Kieran | Michael | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Mason | Andrew | Portland | OR | USA | Sanbō Kyōdan | Diamond Sangha | |
| Marcel | Leonard Kansho | Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Dimond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Foster | Nelson | North San Juan | CA | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Foster | Nelson | New England Area | New England Area | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Li | Rebecca | Pine Bush | NY | USA | Linji-Caodong Chan Master Sheng Yen | Dharma Drum | |
| Child | Simon | London | n/a | UK | Linji-Caodong | Dharma Drum | |
| Lowe-Charde | Kakumyo | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud; Meiho-Manzan lineage | |
| Clay | Jyoshin | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud Lineage | |
| Rainwater | Sylvan | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud | |
| Kanko | Kritee | Boulder | CO | USA | Rinzai | Cold Mountain Zen | |
| Richardson | Alan Sanhyō | Worcester | MA | USA | Boundless Way Zen Temple | Boundless Way Zen | |
| Havens | Isshin |
Jisui Zendo - Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha Waters of Compassion (Sanga Águas da Compaixão) |
Porto Alegre | RS | Brazil | Soto Zen | Baika |
| Mayers | Greg | Burlingame | CA | USA | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Martin | Rafe | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Collins | Richard | New Orleans | LA | USA | Deshimaru | ||
| Fletcher | Charles Tenshin | Mountain Center | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Phelan | Pat | Chapel Hill | NC | USA | Shunryu Suzuki | ||
| Whilden | Kathy | Monterey | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Trussell | Larry | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Salzberg | Jogen | Clatskanie | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Winecoff | Shoken | Decorah | IA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Kowal | Dhara | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Lewis | Zenrin | Jacksonville | FL | USA | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Haller | Ryushin Paul | Barrington | IL | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Brown | Chōbun Nenzen Pamela | Los Gatos | CA | USA | Phoenix Cloud Lineage | ||
| Terragno | Daniel | Sebastapol | CA | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Cain | Christopher | Vashon | WA | USA | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Stark | Myogen Kathryn | Sonoma | CA | USA | Soto Zen; Suzuki Roshi lineage | ||
| Godwin | Gaelyn Setsuan | Houston | TX | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Fischer | Zoketsu Norman | Muir Beach | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Green | Tova | San Francisco | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Henry | Danan | Denver | CO | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Burnett | Nomon Tim | Bellingham | WA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Carlson | Gyokuko | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bennage | P. Dai-En | Pennsdale | PA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Sweger | Teshin Matthew | Pittsboro | NC | USA | Harada-Yasutani / Soto | ||
| Munnich | Teijo | Alexander | NC | USA | Soto Zen |